Overturned truck causes turnpike delays

ROBBINSVILLE — Rush hour traffic was backed up for nearly eight miles on the New Jersey Turnpike due to an overturned tractor trailer on Monday.

Around 4 p.m., the truck was driving southbound on the Turnpike near Robbinsville when it somehow ended up on it’s side. The exact cause of the crash remains under investigation, New Jersey State Police Officials said.

The left lane of the Turnpike where the truck overturned remains closed. Scanner reports indicate the driver of the truck may have been trapped inside the vehicle, but no injuries have been reported.